Improvement in wood-bending machine



UNITED STATES PATEN'I' OFFICE.

VIOTOR DE LYON AND VALENTINE WERNER, OF OANTON, MISSISSIPPI.

IMPROVEMENT IN WOOD-BENDING MACHINE.

Specifieation forming part of Letters Patent No. 89,387, datcd April 27, 1869.

To all whom it may concem:

Be it known that we,VIc1oR DE LYoN and VALENTINE WVERNER, of Canton, in the county of Madison and State of Mississippi, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Machines for Bending Fellies; and we do hereby deelare that the following' is afull, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming part of this specificat-ion.

This invention relatesto improvenients in machinery for bending` fellies; and consists of a curved former mounted on an axis, and working over a movable carriag'e, whereon the stick to be bent is placed, between the face of the former and a metallic strap, which is bent up with the stick, and secured to the former to hold the bent stick until it becomes set.

The drawing' represents a front elevation of our improved machine.

A represents the curved foriner, inounted on the axis B, and provided with reducinggear, and a lever to operate it. It is also provided with a metallic strap, O, hinged thereto at the corner D, and provided with a bolt, E, jointed to it at the other end, and designed for fastening that end of the strap after the stick F has been bent.

The fastening is accomplished by turning the bolt E down upon the plane face of the olmer, and securing` it by the book-headed o t G.

H represents a carriage, arranged to run under the former, and the sticks, to be bent are placed thereon, between, the strap O and the curved face of the former. As the former is rotated, the carriage will move along 1n unison with it, and cause the said sticks to be bent up to the foriner.

In order to adapt the. machine for bending sticks of different thickness, the platform of the carriag'e is made in two parts, K and L, and connected together by the bars M, capable of oscillating on their points of connection, and spi'ings N are interposed between the two parts, to aft'ord a yielding' bed for the sticks, keeping them always pressed up against the former.

Springs of different 'sizes may be employed for adjusting' the part K of the carriage for fellies of different thickuess.

Having thus described our invention, We clairn as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The strap O, provided with the bolt E, and combined with the former and hookheaded bolt, substantially as specified.

2. The carriag'e constructed and arranged substantially as specified.

VIGTOR DE LYON. VALENTINE WERNER.

Witnesses:

SAML. HANDY, GEO. A. HoGsE'rT. 

